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NAMASTE: 85,819 sanitation workers profiled

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: NAMASTE: 85,819 sanitation workers profiled (GS2 · Social justice, 23 August 2025)

What happened

  • Under NAMASTE, 85,819 sewer and septic tank workers have been profiled, 76,736 given PPE kits and 60,586 Ayushman cards [PIB].

Background

  • NAMASTE stands for National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Profiling is the first step to end hazardous manual cleaning.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-23): under NAMASTE, 85,819 sewer and septic tank workers have been profiled, 76,736 given PPE kits and 60,586 Ayushman cards.
  2. Profiling is the first step to end hazardous manual cleaning.
Quotable data point

Under NAMASTE, 85,819 sewer and septic tank workers have been profiled, 76,736 given PPE kits and 60,586 Ayushman cards.

PIB: NAMASTE update, 23 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NAMASTE.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

NAMASTE is run by

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerSocial Justice (GS-II): Constitutional Basis, Vulnerable Sections, Welfare Schemes, Statutory Bodies and Implementation Gaps (UPSC Notes)

Official source: PIB: NAMASTE update, 23 Aug 2025

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